IMC Kavino

Faruk AKGÜN

2.0

Last time we dined here was some years ago and we were happy with our experience. Not so now. On the overall, our experience now was disappointing at best. It's just no longer how it used to be.We had a few dimsums to start off. The recommended xiao long bao was too meaty and quite dry -- there wasn't any of the "soup" inside the dumpling. Taste-wise, it was also off. Their hakaw was just OK, nothing to write home about. Their siomai was somewhat too chewy. Like it just came off the freezer and lacked steaming.For mains, we had the lamb stew, fish fillet in soy, and fried salted shrimps. The lamb stew was disappointing and was many notches below my favorite version in Uno Seafood Palace GH. The fish fillet was ordinary as one doesn't really expect much from it (hopefully just fish that seems more fresh). The shrimps were also a disappointment taste-wise. They were very dry. Versions from popular restos such as Shrimp Bucket would fare much better than this.I enjoyed the complimentary dessert of red bean soup but the ferrero buchi was nothing great. Think of a buchi with a ball of ferrero rocher inside, that's about it. The 2.3K I paid for this dinner was so not worth it, in my opinion.

Banu Kaya

4.0

IMC (International Master Chef) Kavino is an excellent Chinese restaurant in Bel Air. From the complimentary unlimited tea to the complimentary mini- dessert, the food is quintessentially Chinese.We started off with Szechuan Hot & Sour Soup. Loved this soup - just the right combination of spiciness and sourness with crunchy veggies and tender tofu and meat.Next came the Sizzling Tenderloin in Black Pepper Sauce. Tender beef stir fried with a lip smacking black pepper and soy sauce with tomatoes, broccoli and baby potatoes. Exceeded my expectations.Next dish was 3-cup Chicken in Pot. This too was excellent. The recipe calls for cooking the chicken in a pot with a cup each of soy sauce, sesame oil and rice wine and cook it until the sauce is 80-90% reduced. The chicken tasted great having soaked up the sauce.One of the best Chinese restaurants in the Metro, in my opinion.

Danica Del Valle

4.0

IMC KAVINO is such a good place if you wanted to experience an authentic Chinese dishes .. Well IMC stands for international master chef .. So there you have it guys No Questions ask why their dish are so good ..Well they have this affordable set meals..Always done here since it's just across our office

Jeremy Gunawan

4.0

If you are looking for a good restaurant in Jupiter Belair with affordable pricing, this is the right place for you. A fusion restaurant that offers Chinese cuisine flavored and cooked by Master Chef Lau . I love their minced beef bamboo soup , golden garlic yangchow fried rice , pork spareribs, shrimp dumplings and crunchy veggies, among others. Service turnaround time is acceptable but my only issue is the parking every lunch time, since the place is always full of employees working within the area. Overall, my experience is satisfactory.

Rahul Gladwin Massey

5.0

I've been going to Kavino since it opened. The food is great and that's already no surprise. The team who cooked this place up (literally and figuratively) came from a well-known Chinese restaurant in an upscale hotel. The staff is the best part. This small lady takes the orders and entertains people. You couldn't mistake her for anyone because she is one of the reasons besides the food that makes this restaurant awesome. She is very knowledgeable about the food and she is the right mix of persuasive and sensitive. She knows when to offer things and when to leave you to enjoy your food. Being someone who likes to dine alone, she sometimes offer 1 person servings and charge only per piece for the food she can do that for. I really appreciate that she knew what was my concern without me asking. I keep coming back to this place! Try their breaded pork wraps with hoisin sauce (pork beijing) , almond tofu cups and basically all those stuff you're not familiar with. Ask her if you can try it per piece (or two)

Viancx M. Pallarco

5.0

IMV Kavino is a Chinese restaurant located in Jupiter Street, the same building where Center Stage is. I didn't know about this place before. It was my in-laws who invited us to have lunch here. We've been here twice already. During our first visit, we ordered Pumpkin Puree Seafood Soup, Sizzling Imported Beef Tenderloin with Black Pepper Sauce, Cheesy Baked Oyster, Aomori Hot Prawn Salad and Ferrrero Rocher filled Buchi for dessert. Then for our 2nd time here, we ordered Sze Chuan Hot and Sour Soup, Sizzling Imported Beef Tenderloin with Black Pepper Sauce, Three Cup Chicken in Pot, Crispy Shrimp Temaki, Flaky Almond Japanese Bean Curd and Ferrrero Rocher filled Buchi for dessert. Both soups were delicious. The beef tenderloin was tender and lean. I was amazed on how nice the bean curd wrapped in almond flakes were cooked. I definitely enjoyed eating here. All the dishes and dessert were great. They also served free dessert of black glutinous rice and corn in sweet coconut milk. I highly recommend this to Chinese cuisine lovers.

Gustav Vina

3.0

We usually go to this place for family dinners because a lot of my family members are vegetarian. It's usually nothing to look forward to, just a whole lot of tofu and veggie meat everywhere. That's fine though because I've heard that the non vegetarian dishes here are just okay.Last week though my uncle ordered something new - the Mapo tofu. There were many other dishes he ordered that night but I only kept having the Mapo Tofu because it's just that delicious! The texture of the tofu was very silky and reminiscent of Taho and the sauce it came with was just delicious. I didn't even miss the meat during this dinner. I'll probably only have this whenever we go to this place from now on! They also have delicious vegetarian lettuce wraps, as well as crispy noodles. I love that this restaurant is very vegetarian friendly, it makes going out for family dinners much easier.Oh and don't forget to try the chili sauce at this place, it adds so much flavor to your food!

Ika Sari Oktavianti

4.0

Hot prawn salad and the spareribs yummy! Have a promo 888 good for 4 people great tasting and healthy dishes, the taste is not at all.commercialized if u get my drift. Must try! Worth the buck

Margaretha Etha

4.0

IMC Kavino is one of our go-to restaurants in Makati during our vegetarian days. What I like about this resto is that you can alter the dishes to your liking in terms of taste and ingredients. They can also adjust to the number of diners eating, even if you have a small or big party, they can adjust the portion to give each diner enough portion.IMC Kavino is an internationally-awarded chef that cooks and served Singaporean/Malaysian/Chinese cuisine.Other than their yummy vegetarian dishes, we love their normal menu as well. The presentation of the food is always appetizing. The staffs are very friendly, too.

Sunshine Nolledo

4.0

When we were looking for a place to dine on Chinese New Year's eve, my sister recommended this place.  I found the name interesting and which I later found out to be named after International Master Chef Kavino.  Food here was great.  We ordered the IMCK Superior hotpot which was pricey but really good, pumpkin puree soup, sizzling imported beef tenderloin with black pepper sauce, three cup chicken in pot, special fried spare ribs with garlic.  We ordered a lot of food but we were able to finish everything because everything was delicious.